Three Axes Awarded
Syria has awarded contracts to rehabilitate three strategic road axes: the Damascus–Homs route, the Homs–Aleppo route, and the Saraqib–Idlib link. The awards were concluded on 23 October 2026 by the Public Establishment for Road Transport, which operates under the Ministry of Transport.
The decision followed an international tender covering the three corridors, which together run along the country's central spine and connect southern and northern Syria.
A Syrian–Qatari Consortium
The work went to a consortium pairing the Syrian firm Lobar Commercial with the Qatari contractor Al-Jaber Engineering. The grouping brings a domestic operator together with a Gulf engineering company for one of the larger road packages put to tender during the current transition.
Al-Jaber Group is chaired by Mohammad Sultan Al-Jaber, while Lobar Commercial is managed by Naji Bari. Representatives of both firms took part in meetings on the project's preparation. The consortium is to carry out the rehabilitation of the three corridors once the contracts take effect.
Signing Expected Within Weeks
The contracts are expected to be signed in the coming weeks, after which technical and logistical preparations can move toward execution. Minister of Transport Yarob Badr met representatives of the two companies to review those preparations and the readiness of each axis.
Part of a Three-Year Plan
Officials framed the awards as the opening stage of a broader road-construction program planned over the next three years. The stated aims include greater efficiency on the central road network, added capacity, and improved traffic safety along routes that carry much of the country's internal freight and passenger traffic.
Figures Not Yet Disclosed
The value of the contracts, the length of each road section, and a firm start date for the works were not disclosed. The scope and cost of the rehabilitation are expected to become clearer once the contracts are formally signed. For now, the awards mark the conclusion of the tender stage rather than the start of physical works on the ground.